هويْتُI fell in love with طباخاًa cook إذاwhen
هويْتُ طباخاً إذا
عُوتبَhe is reproached ممنْby one who عشقاfell in love
عُوتبَ ممنْ عشقا
I fell in love with a cook who, when
If I were blamed by one I love
reproached by a lover,
I'd say how many a heart lies here
يقولُhe says كمhow many a صدرٍbreast هناhere
يقولُ كم صدرٍ هنا
تركتُهُI left it محلَّقاshaven bare
تركتُهُ محلَّقا
says, “How many a breast here
That I have left with wings to soar
have I left shaven bare!”
By being a cook, my dear
Sol 6.1